Tego Calderon Net Worth - Pulptastic

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Tego Calderon: Bringing Reggaeton to the Masses

Tego Calderon, a Puerto Rican singer and actor, has a net worth of $3.5 million. He is credited with popularizing reggaeton and has received high critical praise for his music, including from The New York Times.

Calderon was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1972 and moved to Miami as a child. He studied percussion and was influenced by Puerto Rican and jazz music, eventually combining salsa, dancehall, hip-hop, and plena in his style.

His debut album, “El Abayarde,” was released in 2002 and sold 50,000 copies. He became the first rap artist to perform at the Puerto Rican National Day of Salsa and has been featured in remixes for Usher, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E, and Akon.

Calderon has released five studio albums, two mixtape albums, and three soundtrack albums. His 2006 album, “The Underdog,” reached #2 on the US Latin charts. He also made his acting debut in the film “Illegal Tender” and was featured in the Fast and the Furious franchise as Leo Tego.

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